History of the National Parks
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 100
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The national parks and National Park Service (NPS) serve a very important role in our country. These parks make up some of the most beautiful, unique, oldest, tallest, deepest, most pristine and most threatened places in the world. But they are more than just amazing places to visit. They serve a vital role in our leisure, economy, ecosystem management, climate change and more. This e-book will explore how the national parks got started, how the NPS has grown and expanded, the influence of the national parks on our society and environment and the ongoing challenges to their management.
The history of the national parks includes economics, politics, science, management, budgets, laws, environmentalism and champions of a system that when created was unique in all the world. It is our hope that you will share in this fascination and pride surrounding these amazing places and become avid supporters of this very important service.
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the National Park Service
CHAPTER 2: Origins of the National Park Idea
CHAPTER 3: Birth of the National Park Service
CHAPTER 4: Expansion of the National Park Service
CHAPTER 5: Ecosystem Management
CHAPTER 6: New Direction: Alaska
CHAPTER 7: National Park Centennial
CHAPTER 8: What's Next?
- Discussion Prompts
- Khp Content
- Video Samples
Sarah K. Diaz, Ph.D., is an associate professor of recreation and sport management in the Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance at Coastal Carolina University.
Banks earned a Doctor of Philosophy in parks, recreation, and tourism management and a Master of Science in resource management from North Carolina State University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her teaching and research focuses on sustainable nature-based recreation, interpretation, ecotourism, Leave No Trace principles, and the history of the National Park Service. She is also co-author of an e-book on the history of the National Park Service, which serves as material for a class on national parks.
Linda Lane, Ed.D., is a principal lecturer in the Department of Recreation and Sport Management in the Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance at Coastal Carolina University. She joined CCU in August 2013 shortly after graduating from the University of Arkansas.
Prior to her doctoral program, Lane considers herself a recreation practitioner, having worked in a variety of positions throughout her professional career. Those positions include, but are not limited to, park ranger, youth activities programmer, interim aquatics superintendent, and resorts manager, among others. She believes each of her previous positions has given her experience and knowledge in a wide variety of areas that translate into the classroom as real-world examples.
The national parks and National Park Service (NPS) serve a very important role in our country. These parks make up some of the most beautiful, unique, oldest, tallest, deepest, most pristine and most threatened places in the world. But they are more than just amazing places to visit. They serve a vital role in our leisure, economy, ecosystem management, climate change and more. This e-book will explore how the national parks got started, how the NPS has grown and expanded, the influence of the national parks on our society and environment and the ongoing challenges to their management.
The history of the national parks includes economics, politics, science, management, budgets, laws, environmentalism and champions of a system that when created was unique in all the world. It is our hope that you will share in this fascination and pride surrounding these amazing places and become avid supporters of this very important service.
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the National Park Service
CHAPTER 2: Origins of the National Park Idea
CHAPTER 3: Birth of the National Park Service
CHAPTER 4: Expansion of the National Park Service
CHAPTER 5: Ecosystem Management
CHAPTER 6: New Direction: Alaska
CHAPTER 7: National Park Centennial
CHAPTER 8: What's Next?
Sarah K. Diaz, Ph.D., is an associate professor of recreation and sport management in the Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance at Coastal Carolina University.
Banks earned a Doctor of Philosophy in parks, recreation, and tourism management and a Master of Science in resource management from North Carolina State University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her teaching and research focuses on sustainable nature-based recreation, interpretation, ecotourism, Leave No Trace principles, and the history of the National Park Service. She is also co-author of an e-book on the history of the National Park Service, which serves as material for a class on national parks.
Linda Lane, Ed.D., is a principal lecturer in the Department of Recreation and Sport Management in the Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance at Coastal Carolina University. She joined CCU in August 2013 shortly after graduating from the University of Arkansas.
Prior to her doctoral program, Lane considers herself a recreation practitioner, having worked in a variety of positions throughout her professional career. Those positions include, but are not limited to, park ranger, youth activities programmer, interim aquatics superintendent, and resorts manager, among others. She believes each of her previous positions has given her experience and knowledge in a wide variety of areas that translate into the classroom as real-world examples.
- Discussion Prompts
- Khp Content
- Video Samples